Readers' Recs - Alternate Universe

[mothlights]

We've come to the end of AU theme week and would love to hear from you. Rec a fic in which some particular element or moment has been changed from canon, or in which your favorite characters have been transplanted to a coffee shop, spaceship, or anywhere else.

• Recced stories can be any fandom and any pairing (or no pairing) as long as they match the theme. Fan art, podfic, and fan vid recs are also welcome.
• You don't need to write a review (unless you want to). All that you need to include are title, author, and link to the story.
• Fic or media as a single file are preferred, if available.


• If you'd like to use our reccing template, you can find it under the cut.

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Helpmate by Subterrain - Ironman AU

[delighter.livejournal.com]

Title: Helpmate
Fandom: Ironman
Pairing: Tony Stark/Male Pepper Potts
Categories: AU, Angst
Length: ~27,000 (including sequel)
Warnings: None

Author on LJ: subterrain
Author Website: Fic Sticky (http://subterrain.livejournal.com/26879.html)

Summary: What if Pepper Potts was an ambitious young man? An interesting look at what might have been.

Review: This is one of my top five forever fics. It's beautifully written and wonderfully detailed and endlessly fascinating. No one wants to see strong female characters stripped of their agency, but give this study of what-would-change-if-Pepper was-a-dude a fair shake.

Helpmate (http://subterrain.livejournal.com/21980.html) and its sequel, Weathervane (http://subterrain.livejournal.com/25302.html)

Re: Helpmate by Subterrain - Ironman AU

[mothlights]

I've never read a male!Pepper before, so I looked at the first few paragraphs, and it looks great. Thanks for the rec!

(ETA reading a few paragraphs more, and Tony sounds like a hell of a handful! I don't think I could work for him.)

Re: Helpmate by Subterrain - Ironman AU

[delighter.livejournal.com]

Yeah! People forget that he was a complete asshat pre-suit. Glad you're giving it a read!